10,000th Post

[Junior Senior]

Great post. So many similarities to how i found my way here in 2005. Scouring poker europa and the results on pokerineurope.com (remember that!) and a few other sites that no longer exist. 20 rebuys with shallow stacks and 15 minute clocks and 8 way chops were all part of the game. ICM didnt exist in people's minds either with sometimes at 4:15am the chip leader having one chip more than second place meant they got full first place prize money which meant much angle shooting from about 3:30am onwards.

The old days at those festivals that had proper feetival names were great and the characters were many and varied. It felt like a real build up to them too each month, whereas you can play a £1k+ event almost every week now.

I wonder what the game will be like in 2024.

[cambridgealex]

On my 10,000th post, I posted a YouTube video of the scene in Bottom where they play chess.

I miss the £20 rebuys on a Friday night. Bizarrely, I was nostaligically discussing that very thing with a blondeite I spoke to for the first time on Saturday. They were exciting times, those comps. 1,000 starting chips. Blinds started at 25/50. Twenty bigs. If someone open-jammed, the table would roll their eyes in unison at this nutcase, ruining everyone's night. After the break - and £80 - you'd grind ten bigs or fewer for hours and chop it six handed. The Friday comp at the Broadway used to make£15k. FIFTEEN!

I once played a £10 rebuy at Star City that started twelve handed. Had three orbits in an hour and a half.

No idea why I miss those days. They were my apprenticeship years, I suppose.

Jeeeez only just noticed you had 13k posts! Gotta be most posts/day by a member average?

Wazz held that record for a period but has tailed off the pace somewhat...

[Longy]

On my 10,000th post, I posted a YouTube video of the scene in Bottom where they play chess.

I miss the £20 rebuys on a Friday night. Bizarrely, I was nostaligically discussing that very thing with a blondeite I spoke to for the first time on Saturday. They were exciting times, those comps. 1,000 starting chips. Blinds started at 25/50. Twenty bigs. If someone open-jammed, the table would roll their eyes in unison at this nutcase, ruining everyone's night. After the break - and £80 - you'd grind ten bigs or fewer for hours and chop it six handed. The Friday comp at the Broadway used to make£15k. FIFTEEN!

I once played a £10 rebuy at Star City that started twelve handed. Had three orbits in an hour and a half.

No idea why I miss those days. They were my apprenticeship years, I suppose.

Jeeeez only just noticed you had 13k posts! Gotta be most posts/day by a member average?

Someone in this very thread has him beat.

[sovietsong]

great post & thank you for introducing me to blonde.

[Tal]

On my 10,000th post, I posted a YouTube video of the scene in Bottom where they play chess.

I miss the £20 rebuys on a Friday night. Bizarrely, I was nostaligically discussing that very thing with a blondeite I spoke to for the first time on Saturday. They were exciting times, those comps. 1,000 starting chips. Blinds started at 25/50. Twenty bigs. If someone open-jammed, the table would roll their eyes in unison at this nutcase, ruining everyone's night. After the break - and £80 - you'd grind ten bigs or fewer for hours and chop it six handed. The Friday comp at the Broadway used to make£15k. FIFTEEN!

I once played a £10 rebuy at Star City that started twelve handed. Had three orbits in an hour and a half.

No idea why I miss those days. They were my apprenticeship years, I suppose.

Jeeeez only just noticed you had 13k posts! Gotta be most posts/day by a member average?

Someone in this very thread has him beat.

Yes, I'm no tikay. But then, who is?

Once I've worked out why I have two ears and one mouth, I'll post less frequently. I should also start making a killing in the staking threads

Anyway, this isn't about me. This is actionman's diary. And long may it continue!

[bobAlike]

Great post and congrats on joining the 10k club.

Top bloke, this is by no means just because of your determination that I collected one of my biggest paydays in tournie poker. Still owe you a drink for that. I also remember the confidence in getting me out of the 2k hole for that comp.

Cheers 

[scotty77]

Great stuff.  Post more.

I'm really sad I didn't get into poker a few years earlier as it certainly sounds more 'fun'.

[Claw75]

Great post

this

Top bloke

and this

[lucky_scrote]

Great stuff.  Post more.

I'm really sad I didn't get into poker a few years earlier as it certainly sounds more 'fun'.

Definitely was, it's still great though.

[Dewi_cool]

 

[kinboshi]

We're on the third page and no one has posted THAT photo yet?

[Woodsey]

Good stuff, I even remember playing with you on Tribeca back in the day.

[booder]

We're on the third page and no one has posted THAT photo yet?

[millidonk]

Never met you but only heard good things. Here's to 10k more.

[RED-DOG]

When I first knew Trigg, he was only half my age. He's caught up a bit since then.

Happy 10000 mate.